Cow and Young Shepherd at a Fountain

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The observer's viewpoint is slightly below the scene, emphasizing the cow and other subjects in the middle area. The horizon is positioned low, with a hint of a landscape stretching into the distance. Beyond the central subjects, a faint outline of a building amidst trees breaks the horizon line. The engraving lines capture textures and shadows with precision. The color palette is monochromatic, ranging from brown to gray. Closest to us, a cow stands beside a woman and a dog. Trees provide a canopy, with branches extending across the top of the image, and various elements fade into the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper [restrike]

  • Credit Line

    Transferred from The Library of Congress

  • Accession Number

    1986.50.49

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 714, State (restrike)

  • Series Title

    Series of Animals

  • Volume Title

    Quadreria Medicea, vol.3 [1986.50.11-108]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906: no.714.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.714.

2001

  • Talbierska, Jolanta.AKWAFORTY ZE ZBIOROW GABINETU RYCIN BIBLIOTEKI UNIWERSYTECKIEJ W WARSZAWIE / Etchings from the Collection of the Print Room of the Warsaw University Library. Warsaw, 2001:136, no.6.

Wikidata ID

Q74074202

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